2008 Best of Show at Paducah .... "Spring of Desire"

Here's a copy of something I've posted on the About.com quilting forum this evening:

It so happens that the quilt that has just won the biggie Best of Show prize at the American Quilter's Society Show in Paducah, "Spring of Desire" by Ted Storm, was also a winner in Houston last October. As a result of winning an Award for Traditional Artistry in October, 2007 this quilt has been featured in an article in the June, 2008 issue of Quilters Newsletter which arrived in my mailbox today.

If you get this magazine you can read a thorough interview with Ted starting on page 56 where she reveals the intricate and exhausting work that went into her winner of a quilt and then there's a full page photo of the quilt on page 90 with more statistics (which made me swoon). No way will I ever do that kind of work but it is interesting to read about the kind of person who does that kind of work. (One of Ted's mentors, Lois K. Ide, used to live up the road from me here in central Ohio so that's why I am interested in her career.)

To top this off, The Quilt Show folks have some video featuring this quilt on their Daily Blogs and you don't have to be a member to view those. Just go to www.thequiltshow.com and click on the Daily Blog link on the home page .... scroll down the list of various blog offerings and you'll see the ones covering the Paducah show and the blog where Ricky Tims interviews Ted (which is called "The Big Winner"). Seeing her quilt "in person" with the shisha mirrors reflecting the light is kind of interesting.

Judy